This summer I’m teaching a 5-week workshop designed as a brief introduction to visual theory and criticism through reading, writing, and discussion.

We will examine common critical lenses (feminist, marxist, colonialist, etc.), the importance of context, themes such as the everyday, humor, privilege and difference, as well as two topics selected by the class (from a menu of options provided by the instructor). We’ll also look at the history of visual theory and criticism, definitions, and why the study of theory and criticism is included in graduate programs.

Students will learn about a number of resources, from anthologies of writing, to topic-specific books. This course is for anyone 18+ with an interest in the lenses of visual theory and criticism, especially those thinking about pursuing graduate-level studies.

Register Before: July 1
If the minimum enrollment is not met by the deadline above, the class will be canceled on this date. Registration will remain open after this date if the minimum enrollment has been met.

Class Savings: Register on or before May 15 and save $25. Register for more than one class at a time and receive $25 off each additional class (same-day registrations only).

Did you see my posts from last summer, and wish you could take my Walking as Artistic Practice class, but you were far away from Minneapolis? Good news! This summer I’m offering a new version that is online as a remote learning experience!

This workshop is designed as a brief survey of some of the origins, theories, processes, and manifestations of walking as art. Read, watch, and discuss perspectives on walking-based projects. Using this information as a springboard, students will complete their own walking exercises, and execute original walking-based projects. This summer we will be covering the following three topics: walking as ritual, who gets to walk and where?, and archiving walking. Open to students ages 18 and above.

This remote class will be conducted via Google Meet. It will include presentations by the instructor, class discussions, and opportunities for students to share their work.

Required hardware: A computer, tablet, or smartphone with internet access, a camera, and microphone for class meetings and to capture and upload work. Required supplies for the first class: Pen or pencil; notebook or sketchbook; digital or cell phone camera.

Register Before: July 20
If the minimum enrollment is not met by the deadline above, the class will be canceled on this date. Registration will remain open after this date if the minimum enrollment has been met.

Class Savings: Register on or before May 15 and save $25. Register for more than one class at a time and receive $25 off each additional class (same-day registrations only).

Last week I visited MCAD’s undergraduate Professional Practices course taught by Regan Golden-McNerney and Michael Kareken to talk about how to research grad schools. The students had excellent questions and the conversation was very lively!

I enjoyed giving a virtual artist talk to Ross Schlemmer’s History of Social Practice class at UMass Dartmouth this past Tuesday. I focused on a selection of my more participatory projects across a range of media, and fielded very insightful questions from his students!

Ross and I first met at the Teaching Social Practice Conference a few year back.

I’m delighted to have a few video pieces from Phil and I’s Demarcation Series on view in this online exhibition. This program of video works, curated by Adam Farcus, gives shape to human attempts at communing with the natural world, exemplifies ways that we metaphorically use nature to speak about existence, and translates Earth forms into language.

Heater Theatre Show 2: Handle is now streaming at theneonheater.com
Streaming from April 13th to May 17th, with a screening hopefully when the world is less broken. Stay Tuned!

Featuring work by @benjaminzellmerbellas @ellemeff @itsdionne @mer_like @ellenmmueller & @phil.rules.design, @dawnroe @ruoyishi and Hennessy Youngman (Jayson Musson). Curated by @toubab_adama of @lease_agreement